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New Jersey Divorce Attorney Bios
Education:
J. D., Ohio Northern
University College of Law, 1986
B.A., Seton Hall University, 1983
Practice
Areas:
Family Law in New Jersey
Areas of Emphasis:
New Jersey Divorce law, Equitable
Distribution of Assets, Support, Alimony, Custody, Visitation and Domestic Violence;
Prenuptial Agreements;
Divorce Law Aspects
of Valuation and Distribution of Businesses and Employee Benefits (e.g.,
Stock Options, Restricted Stock, etc.);
Marital Torts.
Bar Admission:
New Jersey and U.S.
District Court, District of New Jersey, 1986
Biographical
Information:
Mr. Vuotto is a partner with the Matawan based law firm
of Tonneman, Vuotto & Enis, LLC. He graduated from Seton Hall
University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983 and from Ohio Northern
University, Claude W. Pettit College of Law, with the degree of Juris
Doctor, in 1986. He was admitted to the Bar of the State of New
Jersey and to the U.S. District Court of the District of New Jersey in
1986.
Mr. Vuotto is certified by the Supreme Court of the State
of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Attorney. He is currently a member of
the New Jersey Supreme Court’s Family Part Practice Committee. Mr.
Vuotto is the Immediate Past Chair of the Family Law Section of the New
Jersey State Bar Association. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the New
Jersey Family Lawyer, which is a highly respected publication of the
Family Law Section. He is also a Co-Chair of the Matrimonial Section of
the New Jersey Association for Justice.
Mr. Vuotto has been selected by his peers for inclusion
in the 2009 and 2010 editions of the
Best Lawyers
of America ® in the area of Family Law. For over a quarter of a
century, Best Lawyers ® has been regarded – by both the
profession and the public, as a definitive guide to legal excellence in
the United States. Selection to Best Lawyers ® is based
on an exhaustive and vigorous peer review survey comprising more than
2.5 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the
country. There is no fee or purchase required to be listed in Best
Lawyers ®. Mr. Vuotto's legal area and contact information are
visible to all subscribers of BestLawyers.com. Mr. Vuotto has also been
selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers® list in 2008
& 2010.
Mr. Vuotto is a member of the American, New Jersey State,
Union, Monmouth and Middlesex County Bar Associations. He is also a
member of the Family Law Section/Committee of the American, State, Union
and Middlesex County Bar Associations. He is a delegate to the General
Council of the State Bar Association on behalf of the NJ Family Law
Section Mr. Vuotto is also a Fellow in Litigation Counsel of America.
Mr. Vuotto has lectured to Family Part Judges at Judicial
College. He has also lectured on behalf of the Institute for Continuing
Legal Education (“ICLE”) on numerous occasions including but not limited
to the 2004, 2008 and 2010 Family Law Symposiums and has also lectured
on behalf of the New Jersey Bar Foundation (“NJBF”). He has lectured to
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) at its
annual meeting in Dallas, Texas in 2001. He has lectured to the New
Jersey Society of CPA’s (“NJSCPA”), and continues to lecture to the
public, bench, bar, accountants and paralegals on various family law
related issues.
Mr. Vuotto has co-presented, with the Matrimonial
attorneys of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, a Family Law Case Digest in
conjunction with their annual seminar. He has been appointed as a
“Discovery Master” by the Superior Court and is an active panelist of
the Union County Early Settlement Program and has served as a Blue
Ribbon panelist for the Essex County Early Settlement Program.
Mr. Vuotto has authored the brief in support of the New
Jersey State Bar Association’s motion for leave to appear as amicus
curiae in the case of Brown v. Brown, 348 N.J.Super.
466 (App. Div. 2002).
Charles F. Vuotto has authored or co-authored numerous articles on the topic of
Family Law, including:
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Major Factors to Consider When
Distribution Real Estate in Divorce, by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq.
and Cheryl E. Connors, Esq. (2008)
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Standard of Value to be Applied in
Real Estate Valuation in Divorce by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and
Cheryl E. Connors, Esq. (2008)
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Grandparent
Visitation Rights by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (1999)
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Preparation
of Pendente Lite Applications
by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2000)
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Employee
Stock Options And Divorce
by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. with special thanks
to Robert J. Chalfin, CPA JD and Paul Gazaleh, CPA of the Chalfin Group,
Inc. (2000)
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The
Divorce Process by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2000)
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The
Lifestyle Analysis by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Carl D.
Gensib, Esq., CPA published in New Jersey Family Lawyer's March 2001
issuue.
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Stock
Options as Income
by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and
Paul Gazaleh, CPA Special Thanks to Lisa Steirman (2001)
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Enhanced
Earning Capacity: Is It an Asset Subject to Equitable Distribution
Under NJ Law? by David M. Wildstein, Esq. and Charles F.
Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2001)
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Recent
Developments in Stock Options (The once-popular compensation plan at a
crossroads) by
Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Theodore P. Brogowski, Esq. (2002)
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Considerations
When Valuing & Distributing Private Equity and Related Investments
of High Net Worth Individuals in Divorce Matters
by Paul M. Gazaleh, CPA and Charles
F. Vuotto, Esq. published in the Matrimonial Strategist in the October
2000 issue as 'Strategies for Splitting Up the Spoils' of High Net-Worth
Matrimonial Clients" and New Jersey LawJournal's August 7, 2002 issue as
"Splitting Up The Spoils".
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The
Imputation of Income to Assets Distributed in Divorce
(Miller v. Miller - Then
and Now by
Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Lee Ann McCabe, Esq. With Special
Thanks to Paul Gazaleh, CPA of The Chalfin Group (2002)
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To
Save or Not to Save - That is the Question
by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and
Andrea White O'Brien, Esq. (2002)
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Arbitration
and Mediation of Marital Disputes (The New Age)
by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and
Noel S. Tonneman Esq. (With Special Thanks to Risa Kleiner, Esq. and
Kristin Capalbo, Esq.) (2003)
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Brown
v. Brown (The Standard of Value Enigma)
by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and
Scott Maier, CPA With Special Thanks to Theodore P. Brogowski, Esq.
published in The Middlesex Advocate's February 2003 issue.
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Miller
Revisited -
What is a Realistic Rate of Return?
by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Lee Ann
McCabe, Blanche Lark Christerson and Michael J. A. Smith, published in
the New Jersey Law Journal's August 4, 2003 issue.
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Do
Partners and Co-Shareholders Have Rights of Privacy in Divorce
Discovery?
by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Jeffrey K. Epstein, Esq. With
Special Thanks to Kristin M. Capalbo (2003)
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The
Continuing Debate About Brown: What Constitutes
"Extraordinary Circumstances"?
by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and
Scott Maier, CPA With Special Thanks to Daniel M. Serviss, Esq. (2003)
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Top
Ten Things to Know When Contemplating Divorce
by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq.
(2004)
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Marketing
from The Big Firm Perspective by
Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (With Special Thanks to Donna Krstec of
AJIS.com) (2004)
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Double
Trouble - The appellate Court's Decision in Steneken Misses the Mark
on the Double Dip by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr.,
Esq. and Lisa Steirman, Esq. (2004)
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Fair
Market Value - Everyone Else is Using it, So Why Can't We? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. published in the Family Law Supplement of the New
Jersey Law Journal in August 2005
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Evidential Standards of Custody & Timesharing: Are Reliability and
Validity Standards Taking a Back Seat? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq.
and Lisa B. Steirman, Esq. (2005
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The
Supreme Court Decision in Weishaus What Duty of Care Has it
Imposed? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2005)
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Fault
- Has it Re-emerged, Does it still exist? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and John Eory, Esq. (2005)
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Significant
Clauses for Matrimonial Settlement Agreements
by David M. Wildstein, Esq. and Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2005)
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Retrieving
Electronically Stored Information Incident To Divorce by Charles
F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. & Joshua A. Freeman, Esq. (2006)
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Savings
- A Budget Item With a Purpose by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and
Melinda Colon (2006)
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Admission Into Evidence of Market Reports, Commercial Publications and
Learned Treatises by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2006)
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Stock
Option Distribution Via Constructive Trusts In Divorce Settlements by
Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2006)
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The Revised Child Support Guidelines -
When Deviation is Appropriate by Charles F. Vuotto Jr., Esq. and
Risa A. Kleiner, Esq. published in the New Jersey Law Journal on
August 13, 2007
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Dangers of Utilizing the Business
Accountant as a Valuation Expert in Divorce by Charles F. Vuotto,
Jr., Esq. and Scott Maier, CPA (2007)
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